Why? / Pourquoi? / ¿Por qué?

Marriott is the largest and richest hotel company on the planet, earning $22.9 Billion in revenue in 2017. Marriott is not the only hotel company that profits from providing jobs that are not enough to live on, but they are uniquely positioned to lead.

AMERICAN AIRLINES:

122,300

MICROSOFT:

124,000

MARRIOTT:

177,000

BOEING:

141,322

FACEBOOK:

27,742

Marriott has more employees than any hotel company – and more than Facebook, American Airlines, Microsoft, or Boeing.
(Annual Reports)

MARRIOTT: 1,257,666

HILTON: 856,000

HYATT: 182,913

Marriott has more rooms than any hotel company on earth
1.2 million
(Year-end 2017 numbers, source 10Ks for each company)

As the largest hotel employer in the world, Marriott can set the standard in the hotel industry.

MARRIOTT: $46,860,000,000

HILTON: $24,290,000,000

Marriott is worth more than any hotel on earth – roughly 2x as much as Hilton
(Google Finance. As of June 22, 2018.)

Marriott has more than 6,500 properties worldwide and is growing fast, opening a new hotel every 18 hours in 2017.

Marriott brands include AC Hotels, Aloft, Autograph Collection, Bulgari, Courtyard, Delta, Design, Edition, Element, Marriott Executive Apartments, Fairfield Inn, Four Points, Gaylord, JW Marriott, Le Meridien, Luxury Collection, Marriott, Marriott Vacation Club, Moxy, Protea, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, Springhill Suites, St. Regis, TownePlace Suites, Tribute, W, Westin.

On May 3, 2018, hotel workers and leaders from unions in 20 countries around the globe gathered to share their experiences and decided to work together to help Marriott use its leadership to transform the industry worldwide.

Hotel workers and union leaders from around the world continue working together to help Marriott set the industry standard for good jobs. In 2019, workers and leaders met in Conakry, Guinea on March 5; in Geneva, Switzerland on April 5; and in Boston, USA on October 13.